First Nations : race, class, and gender relations

Type

Book

Authors

Vic Satzewich ( Satzewich, Vic )

Terry Wotherspoon ( Wotherspoon, Terry )

ISBN 10

0889771448

ISBN 13

9780889771444

Tags

Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Social conditions, Indigenous peoples -- Economic conditions, Indigenous peoples -- Government relations

Abstract

"Social scientists do not have a particularly good reputation amongst aboriginal peoples. There is a fairly widespread feeling in many communities that "Native people have been studied to death." Indeed, this was the essence of Ovide Mercredi's response to the federal government's announcement in the spring of 1991 that is planned to establish a Royal Commission on Aboriginal Affairs."--Introduction.

Biblio Notes

Contents:
Political economy versus the Chicago School and Internal colonialism: class, "Race, " gender, and Aboriginal Peoples --
The State and the contradictions of Indian Administration --
Aboriginal Peoples and economic relations: underclass or class fractions? --
Social reproduction and the Welfare State --
Education and job training --
Health Status and health care --
Law, crime, and the criminal justice system --
Aboriginal organizations: struggles over citizenship --
Conflict, competition, and the contradictions of economic development.

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